Looking at the pattern I was a little dubious, as 80 STS felted was around the width of the felted oven mitts I've made, and would not be nearly large enough to fit on my head. Rather than change the stitches of the pattern, I decided to knit with two strands of wool of the Andes yarn without changing the needles size. In my experience, projects shrink more in the length than the width, so I made the hat very long:
The pattern is cute before it was felted, with a horizontal stripe form the garter stitch and almost vertical stripes from stockinette (This effect is still apparent after I felted the hat).

As knitted, the hat would work (pre-felting) if it were folded up with a brim. As you may notice, this hat fits pretty well before I started felting. I do my felting by hand anyway, so I kept a close eye on the progress to ensure that it would still fit my head.
Catégorie III, type 5/6
ReplyDeleteProtection contre les risques chimiques et lors de la manipulation de substances dangereuses lors de la maintenance industrielle, lors du nettoyage des conteneurs et réservoirs en situation d’urgence et des produits chimiques dans l’agriculture.
Type 5-NF EN 13982
Protection contre les produits chimiques solides, les particules en suspension. Équipement entièrement étanche. Par exemple, désamiantage, environnements agricoles pendant les opérations de poudre.
Type 6-NF EN 13034
Protection limitée contre les projections d’eau. Par exemple, la pétrochimie, les laboratoires, les industries chimiques, les environnements agricoles et les risques phytosanitaires.
Taille: XL – XXL-XXXL
Conditionnement: 50 pièces
Prix: € 1,90 Combinaison de protection bleue TYPE 5/6